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tagball

noun
/ˈtæɡbɔːl/UK/ˈtæɡˌbɔl/US

Etymology

Blend of tag + paintball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as paintball — “paint + ball”
  8. compounded as tagball — “tag + paintball”

Definitions

  1. a game/sport similar to paintball, where one tags out opponents with rubber balls fired…

    a game/sport similar to paintball, where one tags out opponents with rubber balls fired from air pistols or paintball guns, without the mess of paint, akin to dart tag

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA